In June 2002 the Who were just about to begin their US Tour and Entwistle was staying at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The cause of his death was stated as being due to a heart attack induced by cocaine. John was only 57 when he died during the night of the 27th June 2002. He was found, dead, by the woman who had spent the night with him, when she awoke in the morning.
John was the bassist with one of the planet's biggest and most important rock band, the Who. He was a member of that band since its inception in the early 1960's. He was a school friend of future bandmate, guitarist Pete Townsend.
You get something of the kind of man John was when you hear former Rolling Stones Bassist Bill Wyman speaking of him as, "the quietest man in private but the loudest man on stage." He certainly was an impressive bass player, experimenting with amplification and playing techniques to great effect. What is less well known is his ability as an arranger and a horn player, the fruits of which are heard on several Who numbers.
See also my article on another Who RockBottom, drummer Keith Moon, here.
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John Entwistle, full name John Alec Entwistle, was born October 9, 1944 and died 27th June 2002.
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